Rio Olympics 2016: Maddie Hinch on why GB women can win hockey gold
Crista Cullen and Georgie Twigg took knocks in the semi-final, putting their bodies on the line for the team. I’m sure it showed the public how brave they are. We’ve got incredible athletes and their desire to earn success for Team GB is immense. At the top level the game is tough, but if you […]
Charlie Brooker’s series is ‘a show that revels in its twists’
Netflix (Credit: Netflix) With high-tech dystopias and pointed satire, and a cast including Aaron Paul, Josh Hartnett, Salma Hayek Pinault and Kate Mara, Black Mirror season six aims high – but its two final episodes are heavy-handed, writes Neil Armstrong. Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker could be forgiven for wondering if Netflix’s publicity team was […]
Leading Mexican PAN politician replaced after scandal
Mexico’s conservative National Action Party (PAN) party has replaced Luis Alberto Villareal as its congressional leader after a video emerged showing him allegedly dancing with escorts. Mr Villarreal acknowledged he had attended a party with other senior politicians. In the video, they are seen dancing and embracing younger women apparently hired as escorts. The party […]
European Championships: British stars to follow for Tokyo 2020
She may be just 17, but with a towering frame of over 6ft 3in and four European relay medals in her possession, Anderson is no longer ‘one for the future’. Although those in the sport have known of her talent for some time, the world junior champion showed her ability to make an impact at […]
Cheshire police and crime commissioner role ‘a Tory retirement home’
BBC Pictured left to right: Liberal Democrat Paul Duffy, Labour’s Dan Price and John Dywer of the Conservatives The office of Police and Crime Commissioner has been lambasted as a “Conservative retirement home for ex-chief constables” by the Liberal Democrat candidate for the role in Cheshire. Paul Duffy told a Politics North West debate he […]
Quiz: Can you name every female British Olympic champion since 2000?
Seeing as it’s International Women’s Day, we thought we would REALLY test your knowledge of British women in sport. Go and grab yourself a cuppa and see how many British female Olympic gold medallists from the 21st century you can name. It’s not easy as we have only given you five minutes to do it, […]
Tokyo Olympics: Who is EOR refugee athlete Kimia Alizadeh?
In January 2020, Kimia Alizadeh fled her home country, saying she felt she was just one of the “millions of oppressed women in Iran”. Eighteen months later, the 23-year-old stunned Britain’s two-time Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones in Tokyo and came agonisingly close to becoming the first athlete from the International Olympic Committee’s refugee team […]
Tokyo Olympics: WHO chief Dr Tedros backs Games as Chilean taekwondo athlete tests positive
Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has backed the staging of the Tokyo Olympics. It comes as Chilean taekwondo athlete Fernanda Aguirre became the first Olympian to be ruled out of action. Dr Tedros told International Olympic Committee (IOC) members that the Games should go ahead to show what can […]
Mo Farah to defend European 5,000m title in Helsinki
Mo Farah will defend his European 5,000m title after being given special dispensation to compete in Helsinki as well as at the GB Olympic trials. The European Championship begins on 27 June, just three days after the British Olympic trials end in Birmingham. UK Athletics say any other athlete who qualifies for London 2012 at […]
Nicola Sturgeon’s reputation on the line at UK Covid inquiry
Getty Images Nicola Sturgeon is giving evidence to the UK Covid inquiry in Edinburgh. At the height of the pandemic, Scotland’s then first minister was a near-constant presence on the nation’s TVs and her popularity soared. At one point, polls suggested an astonishing 100-point gap in net satisfaction ratings between the SNP leader and the […]